Shipping device



Oct. 23 1923.

E. ROGERS SHIPPING DEVICE Original Filed March 18, 1918 m m n 5 ye 2.5Q2213 Patented Oct. 23, 1923.

PATENT OFFICE.

EDBERT ROGERS, 01E FLINT, IIIIOHIG-AN.

SHIPPING DEVICE.

Original application filed March 18, 1918, Serial No. 223,045.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Eonnnr Roonns, a citi- Zen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Flint, county of Genesee, and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ShippingDevices, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exactdescription, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whlch theinvention relates to make and use the same, reference being made thereinto the accompanying drawin 's, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to the shipping of assembled motor vehicles andmore particularly to the means for anchoring th wheels of motor vehiclesto the floor of freight cars 1' other conveyances during the shipment ofsaid vehicles.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a holdingmeans that is adapted to engage a portion of the wheel for anchoring thesame to the floor of a shipping conveyance, that is simpl inconstruction, cheap to manufacture and that may be easily attached toand detached from the wheel of the motor vehicle.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will appear asthe description proceeds.

On the drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a motorvehicle with my device in position for holding the wheel to the floor ofthe shipping conveyance. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the holdingdevice.

In th shipping of assembled automobiles it is the common practice toprovide one or more chock blocks for holding each wheel in position.Where two blocks for each wheel are used they are employed for engagingat the front and rear of each wheel to prevent lateral and longitudinalmovement of the vehicle during shipment. It has been found necessary tosupplement this arrangement by holding or anchoring means which areadapted to prevent vertical movement of the vehicle. Two forms of suchholding means are disclosed in my co-pending application S. N. 223.045filed March 18. 1918, of which this is a division and in which one ofthose forms is shown.

Reference now being had to the drawing, the numeral 9 designates thefloor of a Divided and this application filed March Serial No. 548,027.

freight car or other shipping conveyance on which is adapted to besecured. for shipment a motor vehicle 10. Th motor vehicle 10 isprovided with a hood 11, radiator 12, f nder 13 and wheel 1 lall ofwhich may be of the usual or well known construction. The wheel 11/1includes the hub 15, spokes 16, felloe l7 and the rim 18 which. issecured on the felloe 1'7 by means of the wedges 19 mounted on the rimwedge bolts 20 and secured in adjusted position thereon by means of thenuts 21, as is usual. in such constructions. The tire 22 is mounted onthe rim 18 in the usual manner.

In securing or anchoring motor vehicles to the floor of freight cars andother shipping conveyances it is the common practice to employ chockblocks for engagin the wheels for preventing displacement or saidvehicle. One or more of these blocks for each wheel is mployed for thispurpose. As shown on the drawing two blocks 28 and 24 for each wheel areemployed. The wheel engaging faces of these blocks are curved andchanneled for receiving the tire of the wheel as is usual in suchconstructions. One of these blocks engages the wheel at the frontthereof and the other at the rear of the same. They are adapted to besecured to the floor of the shipping conveyance by any suitable meanssuch as the nails 25. The blocks 23 and 24am adapted to preventlongitudinal and lateral movement of th vehicle relatively to the floor9. The sudden jerking jarring of the shipping conveyance. however, tendsto cause the automobile wheels to ride up out of the grooves in theseblocks, due to the inertia of the veh cle. Means are provided forpreventing this movement. Such means may be of any suitable shape andmaterial. such as an elongated metallic member that may be bent to therequired shape. As shown on the drawings, a length of wire rope or cableis employed although it is understood that the holding or tie member maybe formed from a single solid member, if desired.

The tie, holding member, or wheel securing device 26 is preferablyformed from a single length of material, although it may be otherwiseconstructed. Its intermediate portion is bent to form a wheel engagingseat portion as the return bend or loop 27.

The ends of the holding member extend in a plane at an angle to the seatportion to form "h legs 28 and 29.

he seat portion 27 is adaptec to engage the wieel 14 in any suitablemanner as by engaging the rim wedge bolt 20 of the wheel let. The loopor seat portion 27 is adapted to be secured on the bolt 20 by the nut21. The ends of the tie member may be twisted about one another, ifdesired, as shown at 30, in order to make the loop 27' a closed one.From the loop or seat portion 27 the legs and 29 diverge and extenddownwardly and outwardly. In other words, the legs are arranged at anangle to each other and in a plane at an angle to the plane of the loopor seat portion 27. The legs terminate or are provided with horizontalfeet 31 and which are adapted to be secured to the floor of the shippingconveyance by any suitable fastening means such as the nails which areadapted to be eriven through openings Sal and 35 formed in the fe t 81and 32 for securing the same to the floor.

It will thus be noted that the legs 28 and 29 when in operative positionnot only extend forwardly and rearwardly but also e5:- tend laterally ofthe wheel whereby the holding member 526 not only prevents vertical'movement of said wheel but also tones to prevent either lateral orlongitudn'ial movement thereof.

It is thought "from the foregoing taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings that the construction and operation of my devicewill be apparent to those skilled in the art, and that various changesin size, shape, proportion and details or construction may be madewithout departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

v Vhat I claim is 1. In combination, a wheeled vehicle, a supporttherefor, a holding member provided with a loop secured to a rim wedgebolt of one or" the wheels of said vehicle, said said member providedwith diverging legs extending downwardly and outwardly at an angle fromsaid wheel and provided at their lower ends with feet and means forsecuring said feet to said support.

2. in combination with a vehicle provided with wheels, a supporttherefor, a holding member having a seat portion for cnga 'ng a lowerportion of one of said wheels, said member being provided with legsextending at an angle to said seat portion, attaching members secured tothe lower ends oi said legs and means for securing said attachingmembers to said support.

3. In combination with vehicle provided with wheels, a support therefor,a holding member engaging one oi said wheels for preventing verticalmovement thereof and having a plurality or members extending downwardlyand laterally outwardly there from, and means for securing said holdingmember to saic. support.

4-. A wheel securing device termed from a single length of materialhaving its intermediate portion bent to term a wheel engaging seat andhaving its ends bent in a plane at an angle to said seat and providedwith feet for securing the me to the floor of a shippingconveyanc in adevice of the class described, a portion for engaging a portion oi a -lor preventing vertical movement of legs arranged at an angle to said 7 1portion and adapted to extend downi, and means including attachingmembers for securing said device to the floor of a shipping co veyance.

6. A hole .4 member for anchoring a vehicle to the floor of a shippingconveyance consisting oi a single length oi material bent back uponitself to form a loop for engaging a rim wedge olt on a vehicle wheel,leg members eaten ing an angle to said loop, and attaching ieet securedto sa'd leg men"- bers and exteneinp at an angle threto.

7. A holding member for anchoring a vehicle wheel to its supportconsisting of a single length or material having its intermediateportion provided with a return bend twisted upon itself to form a loopfor engaging a bolt on a wheel, and diverging leg portions extending atan angle to said loop and terminating in attaching feet provided withopenings therethrough for the reception of fastening means,substantially as shown and described.

8. A holding member for anchoring a vehicle to the floor or a shippingdevice, con sisting of a single length oi? material bent at itsintermediate p rtion to form a seat for engaging about a portion oi a whel and having its end portions extending in a plane at an to said seatportion. 7

In test nony whereof I aflx my signature.

